NO2 — nitro i tro pref. 1. A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of niter. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) A combining form (used also adjectively) designating certain compounds of nitrogen or of its acids; as nitrohydrochloric,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

NO2 — nitro i tro pref. 1. A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of niter. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) A combining form (used also adjectively) designating certain compounds of nitrogen or of its acids; as nitrohydrochloric,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

NO2 — Nitric Ni tric, a. [Cf. F. nitrique. See {Niter}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with {nitrous} compounds, the element has a higher valence; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

-NO2 — Nitrite Ni trite, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See {Niter}.] (Chem.) A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the { NO2} radical. [1913 Webster +PJC] {Amyl nitrite}, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

-NO2 — Nitroxyl Ni*trox yl, n. [Nitro + oxygen + yl.] (Chem.) The group { NO2}, usually called the {nitro group}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English